…Vancouver’s hidden gem. Over the last few years I’ve seen quite a few Intermeccanica cars on the road, I knew they were based on the Porsche 356 Roadsters, but wasn’t sure who made them, and never really looked into the company until I saw them featured on a car show. Shortly after that, I met the owner, Henry Reisner, at the Vancouver International Auto Show. The company was actually located right in my backyard (not literally). They were located in Vancouver, Canada and in an area I visited quite often (the company has since moved to New Westminster, BC Canada – even closer to the Unfinished Man headquarters).
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All-New 2013 MINI Cooper Paceman
I didn’t think it was possible to come up with another variant of the MINI but here we are once again with a new model. This time, it’s the 2013 MINI Paceman, which is basically the coupe version of the MINI Countryman. Not including the special editions, the 2013 Paceman is the eighth variant of the MINI Cooper. The MINI Paceman Concept originally made its debut back in 2011 at the Detroit Motor Show.
The 2013 MINI Paceman is about an inch shorter in length compared to the MINI Countryman. The vehicle also has a lower roof height by 31mm and ride height is lowered by 10mm which helps in giving it a sportier look and feel. The designs of the Countryman and Paceman are similar but the new model receives longer front doors, more muscular rear fenders, and completely different taillights to differentiate the models.
Porsche TransSport Truck – Drug Dealers Take Note
Porsche did the unthinkable a few years ago by producing the Cayenne SUV. Most hardcore Porsche enthusiast weren’t too happy with what could only be described …
Bio Bug – Car Powered By Human Poo
This little bugger will literally blow away the competition.
Crap flushed down the toilet from 70 homes is enough to power this car for 10,000 miles and has a top speed of 114 mph. Named the “Bio Bug”, this 2.0 liter VW Beetle is developed by Mohammed Saddiq of GENeco, a sustainable energy firm based in Bristol. Vehicles powered by methane gas is nothing new but what makes the Bio Bug unique is the fact that performance is not affected. What’s even cooler is the fact that the company is working on developing an engine that will also run on food waste, which would make this the most sustainable car around. The car is also able to run on standard petroleum if methane gas happens to be out. My only two concerns with this car are the fact that they picked a VW Beetle as the prototype and the smell of the exhaust fumes. Last night was Mexican dinner and I’d be very concerned for public safety.
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque 5-door Official Photos
The Land Rover Evoque was first introduced in the summer of 2010, I believe the interior is designed by Victoria Beckham (Posh Spice) or something like that, I don’t really pay attention to celebrities and their BS lives. The original Evoque was a small 3-door SUV, that format used to be quite popular a couple of decades ago, not sure why it isn’t popular anymore. Now Land Rover has released official pictures of the bigger Range Rover Evoque 5-doors, ahead of the LA Auto Show. The five-door Evoque will go on sale after the three-door model sometime next year.
The 5-door Range Rover Evoque looks just like its little brother but is three inches taller and has the typical lines of a cross-over utility vehicles rather than the masculine look of the full-sized Range Rover SUV.
Limited Edition 1:8 Scale Ferrari 458 Italia
The Ferrari 458 Italia is one of the most beautiful modern-day supercars and is amongst our top five dream cars here at Unfinished Man. The car is a bit expensive for the average Joe but fear not, the good folks at Amalgam Fine Model Cars have created an affordable version of the car. They’ve produced an incredibly detailed 1:8 scale model of the 458 Italia.
The car looks amazing and the pictures can easily be mistaken for the real car. It took engineers at the company 3,500 hours to create the master model and then 3,500 hours are spent on each production scale model. The doors can be opened to show the beautifully detailed interior and the car is placed on a carbon fiber base with a clear acrylic dust cover.
Strange: Nissan Skyline GT-R Microcar Based on Quad Bike
When I say strange, I really mean cool! When I first saw the pictures, I thought that one of my all-time favorite cars had been Photoshopped into … well…into this. But nope, this is the handy work of Liberty Walk Performance of Japan and what you see is what you get.
The tuning company actually made a microcar replica of a 1970 Nissan Skyline GT-R, and the whole thing is based on a quad-bike. This first generation Nissan Skyline GT-R microcar is a single-seater and one hundred percent functional including headlights, brake lights, etc.
